Dingley Act (shipping)

The Dingley Act of 1884 was a United States law introduced by U.S. Representative Nelson Dingley, Jr. of Maine dealing with American mariners serving in the United States Merchant Marine.

Among other things, the act:

• prohibited advances on wages,^[1] and
• limited the making of seamen's allotments (payment of part of a seaman's wages to another party) to only close relatives.^[1]

In 1886, a loophole to the Dingley Act was created, allowing boardinghouse keepers to receive seamen's allotments.^[1]

The legislation replaced the Shipping Commissioners Act of 1872.^[2]

• Bauer, K. Jack (1988). A Maritime History of the United States: The Role of America's Seas and Waterways. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina. ISBN 0-87249-519-1.
• "Andrew Furuseth Special Edition" (PDF). West Coast Sailors, March 12, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2007.

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• Maritime history of the United States

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